renminbi
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of renminbi
1955–60; < Chinese rénmínbi, equivalent to rénmín people + bì currency
Example Sentences
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Goldman Sachs foreign exchange strategy team led by Kamakshya Trivedi expects those drivers to start pushing the renminbi up toward the 6.50 they’re targeting in the next twelve months.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Against this backdrop, Gave sees global investors shifting away from gold and U.S. treasuries and toward the Chinese renminbi or other Asian currency-denominated securities that offer a yield.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Against a backdrop of worsening inflation, tariffs, and the maintenance of a significantly undervalued currency—in the case of the Chinese renminbi—would give way to trade deals and a stronger renminbi, Gavekal says.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
However, they added that a rapid strengthening for the yuan, also known as the renminbi, remains unlikely as authorities have consistently signaled restraint by setting recent fixings at weaker levels than market expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar since the end of the dollar peg reached 15% in January 2008.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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